The Rush Escape Game is a great way to spend an hour or two with friends. You can choose from many different scenarios, like breaking out of a prison cell or finding the treasure in a haunted mansion. However, there are some things that you should avoid in an escape room if you want to feel like you've really escaped!
Here are five things to avoid in a rush escape room.
Ignore Your Game Master
- Don't ignore your Game Master.
- This may seem like a no-brainer, but it's important to remember that the game master can help. If you're having trouble with a puzzle, ask for a hint! If your whole team is stuck on something and you need help getting unstuck, your game master can give some hints too.
Argue with your Teammates
- Arguing with your teammates distracts everyone from focusing on the task at hand and increases stress levels for all involved, which makes it harder for them to perform well in the Rush Escape Game challenge.
- Besides, maybe it was just an honest mistake! You'll have plenty of time, later on, to talk about what went wrong, so don't waste your time right now discussing things like why some people didn't share their clues properly or who forgot which clue belonged to whom, etcetera ad nauseum.
Use Your Phone
When you show up at an escape room, you'll be given a set of rules. One of the most important is that you shouldn't use your phone.
It's tempting to want to use your phone when things get overwhelming or confusing, but this is exactly when it's least appropriate. The more distracted you are by your device, the less able you'll be to solve puzzles and work together with your team members.
Put Things In Your Pocket
One of the best things about escape rooms is that they make you feel like a kid in a candy store. There's so much to interact with and explore that it can be easy to get lost in the moment and forget what's important.
For example, don't put anything in your pocket!
You might lose it: The average escape room has plenty of small items scattered around—keys, flashlights, notepads—all things that are fun to pick up but don't have any bearing on solving the puzzles.
Picking them up will only slow you down as you try to remember where you picked up each item later on. As an alternative, consider using a bag for all those tiny knickknacks rather than stuffing them away somewhere where they'll inevitably get mixed up with everything else.
You might damage it: Taking something out of its original packaging can cause damage if nothing else because now there's no way back home without some serious detective work.
Conclusion
Hopefully, these tips will help you avoid the most common mistakes in a Rush Escape Game.
The best way to avoid them is by making sure that your team knows what they're doing before they enter so that they can stay focused on solving puzzles instead of arguing with each other or getting distracted by their phones.
